# Takealot Scraper (`crawlerbros/takealot-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Takealot - South Africa's largest online retailer. Search products, get daily deals, browse categories, and fetch individual product details including prices, ratings, availability, and promotions.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/takealot-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Integrations
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 1 monthly users, 99.1% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Takealot Scraper

Extract product listings, pricing, ratings, availability, and promotions from [Takealot](https://www.takealot.com) — South Africa's largest online retailer. Search by keyword, browse by category, get daily deals, or fetch specific product details.

### What You Can Scrape

- **Product search** — find products by keyword with optional price filters and sorting
- **Category browsing** — browse all products in a specific category
- **Daily deals** — get discounted/promotional products
- **Product details** — fetch specific products by their ID

### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `productId` | Takealot internal product ID |
| `title` | Product name |
| `brand` | Brand name |
| `price` | Current price in South African Rand (ZAR) |
| `originalPrice` | Original price before discount |
| `discountPercent` | Discount percentage (if on sale) |
| `rating` | Average customer rating (0–5) |
| `reviewCount` | Number of customer reviews |
| `availability` | Stock status (e.g., "In stock", "Out of stock") |
| `inStock` | Boolean stock flag |
| `imageUrl` | Main product image URL |
| `productUrl` | Direct URL to the product page |
| `freeDelivery` | True if free delivery is available |
| `tsin` | Takealot Stock Item Number |
| `isDailyDeal` | True if the product is a daily deal |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of when the record was scraped |

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `search`, `productDetails`, `categoryBrowse`, or `dailyDeals` |
| `keyword` | string | Search keyword (mode=search) |
| `productIds` | array | List of product IDs (mode=productDetails) |
| `categorySlug` | string | Category path, e.g. `electronics/phones` (mode=categoryBrowse) |
| `sortBy` | select | Sort order: relevance, price\_asc, price\_desc, rating\_desc, new\_arrivals |
| `minPrice` | integer | Minimum price filter in ZAR |
| `maxPrice` | integer | Maximum price filter in ZAR |
| `inStockOnly` | boolean | Only return in-stock products |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of results (1–500, default 20) |

### Example Inputs

**Search for laptops under R15,000:**

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keyword": "laptop",
  "maxPrice": 15000,
  "sortBy": "price_asc",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

**Get today's daily deals:**

```json
{
  "mode": "dailyDeals",
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

**Browse electronics category:**

```json
{
  "mode": "categoryBrowse",
  "categorySlug": "electronics",
  "sortBy": "rating_desc",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Price monitoring** — track price changes for products over time
- **Competitor research** — analyze product pricing in South Africa
- **Inventory tracking** — monitor stock availability for desired products
- **Deal discovery** — automatically find discounted products
- **Market research** — analyze product ranges and pricing in specific categories
- **E-commerce analytics** — build pricing intelligence for the South African market

### FAQ

**Is Takealot available globally?**
Takealot ships primarily within South Africa. Prices are in South African Rand (ZAR).

**How often is data updated?**
Data reflects real-time stock and pricing from Takealot's live API.

**What product categories are available?**
Takealot covers electronics, appliances, clothing, books, sports, beauty, home & garden, toys, and much more.

**How do I find a category slug?**
Browse Takealot's website and copy the path from the URL after `takealot.com/`, e.g., `computers-and-tablets` or `electronics/phones`.

**Why might some products be missing?**
Takealot may return different results based on location and availability. Try adjusting your search terms or removing price filters.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape from Takealot.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search for (mode=search).

## `productIds` (type: `array`):

Takealot product IDs (numeric, e.g. 72830789).

## `categorySlug` (type: `string`):

Category path from the Takealot URL, e.g. 'electronics/phones' or 'computers-and-tablets'.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

How to sort search results.

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Filter products with price above this value (in South African Rand).

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Filter products with price below this value (in South African Rand).

## `inStockOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only include products currently in stock.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keyword": "samsung",
  "productIds": [],
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "inStockOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped Takealot products.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "keyword": "samsung",
    "productIds": [],
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "inStockOnly": false,
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/takealot-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "keyword": "samsung",
    "productIds": [],
    "sortBy": "relevance",
    "inStockOnly": False,
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/takealot-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "search",
  "keyword": "samsung",
  "productIds": [],
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "inStockOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/takealot-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/takealot-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OnCYWHkFFnKzdc0sP/builds/MEgGWK1grNGz2TufK/openapi.json